Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Hosts Opening Reception and Gallery Walk

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art will host an opening reception and “Gallery Walk with the Artist” on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. During the reception, attendees will be among the first to view Maren Hassinger ... Dreaming and attend a gallery walk led by Hassinger, who is director of the Rinehart Graduate School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute and College of Art. Presented Feb. 12 through May 16, Hassinger’s solo exhibition features works made of newspapers, plastic bags, leaves and other unconventional materials. Among the 13 works in the exhibition are a series of dramatic canopies suspended from the Spelman Museum ceiling: Weight of Dreams, made of onion skin paper spread across chicken wire; The Dream, a bed canopy comprised of preserved leaves; and Blanket of Branches, which consists of a varied collection of tree branches. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 404-270-5607.